The ship, which had more than 130 people on board, is a fishing boat and not intended to transport people. The victims apparently tried to flee the area due to panic caused by misinformation about a cholera outbreak.
At least 94 people were killed in Mozambique this Sunday when the boat carrying more than 130 people on board capsized off the coast of northern Nampula province, according to the country’s Maritime Transport Institute. In addition, another 26 people are missing.
Preliminary data shows that the boat traveled between the city of Lunga and the island of Mozambique. probably fleeing a cholera outbreak ravaging the region when it capsized after being hit by a wave.
Local authorities have pointed out that the overpopulation That was because of the sinking. “Usual It’s a fishing boat and was not designed to carry people‘, the island’s administrator, Silvério Nauaito, said in statements carried by the Mozambican news agency AIM.
Nampula State Secretary Jaime Neto has spoken in similar terms: “It was a small boat carrying 130 passengers. The boat did not have the capacity to carry these people and sank.”
He also stated that five people were rescued by emergency services.
Source: EITB
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